DIY :: Reading Nook in the Garden

A reading nook in the Garden using Cinder Blocks......

Peaceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

DIY :: CD Garden Craft

This is gotta be the simplest craft I ever done :)

Grab some used wasted CDs and glue the outside sides :)

Well!!! that's all, just tie a string and hang it :D

DIY :: TO-DO List....

Right, so every time when i go for my grocery shopping, i forget something or the other or I buy things that are already there!  Such wastage of time and money :(

I knew the TO-DO list is my key but the point is, when you're in the kitchen and u realize that something has finished, you don't have the to-DO list booklet with you.. thus came the idea to hang a TO-DO list in my kitchen

Many options were considered and rejected

1. Chalkboard-easy to make but difficult to maintain. Also, my hands will be chalkie every time i use it..
2. Whiteboard - Great option but rejected as i wanted this to be DIY
3. White painted Glass framed - again great option but only DIY here is the white painting 

and when i was just observing my kitchen this time, i saw the glass window i have.. eureka!!

so here it was.. i already have a glass framed as a window... 
i did not paint it white...what if i have a better idea tomorrow and want the glass clear? so i just glued white paper behind it..easy :)

The only cost involving product was a marker :)

here's my completely filled TO-DO list.. :)

I just take a picture of this every time i go for grocery shopping.. No need to write again.. will not forget anythin either :)

DIY :: Keychain Holder

Well I wanted to make a wedding collage since along time. But life after marriage was a really busy one. Finally, close to 2 years after the marriage, i got sometime to create the collage.
I wanted to do the collage big-size but then owing to many restrictions:( i decided not to wait till all the restrictions are over
i took this photo frame that i got fo my marriage (gifted by my bessssssst friend :D ) and started the task

Materials Required:
Photo frame
Hooks
Hot glue
Wire
and off course, the pic ;)

Decide the positions of the hooks and hot glue them. use a wire to hold them in place, if needed. 

 Insert the picture.

Err.. its done! well actually, the first step was the time consuming one rest were all a piece of cake :)

Whats left : I'll cover the hook attachment using a satin ribbon :)

Here's my collage

:)

DIY :: Sunbird Feeder

Well, we don't have humming birds here...but surely have sunbirds...
so i decided to make a sunbird feeder... the process is same as that of humming bird feeder :)  

The materials:Plastic BottleA flat plastic container-this is hair gel boxScrews; Candle; Lighter

Melt the lid of gel container and fit in the bottle's neck

Melt the bottom of bottle and fit in the screw

Make 4 holes on the lid. It would be good to do this as the first step...

Fit in some flower petals. I took some left over ones

This is not a required step... i glued some dry twigs...

Though humming birds can remain in air and drink nectar;a sunbird might not be able to do that... So that's why the twigs...

This is the ready one......

















3 days later.........
My feeder was full of ants and their watery grave was too much to bear...

So I googled...and came to know about Ant Moat :)

There's the raw material:
A cap/ lid which u can dill from between...
for me, i luckily got a scrap cap from our water purifier...

 Attach the hook at the end of the cap....fill it with water and hang :)

Wait for the birds to discover and take a sip :)

DIY :: Warli Painting.....

I had always wanted to do Warli...
Its easy but is sure time consuming owing to drawing of the small figurines :)

I painted the canvas black...however,i have seen Warli with white, blue and maroon backgrounds too....Pick your choice

Once the canvas is painted, locate the center point and draw (faint) spiral. I drew spiral with 3 lines....

I used a compass in order to draw the spirals... a sample is attached....
(though this one's wrong...coz the space between all 3 lines should be same as thats where you're gonna put the figurines)

ok... so now its time to draw the figurine.... its very simple and just consists of basic shapes - Lines, Circles and Triangles....










Well....thats it...Continue drawing these figurines around the spiral...

Almost complete.....

And that's on my red wall :D

Warli depicts happiness...its in the form of dancing,  celebrating,marriage, harvesting...

So just draw and enjoy!!!

DIY :: Shoes Planters....

I had always wanted to do shoe planters....
so here it is.... What do you need?? Well, just shoes which aren't fit for donations...

and ten minutes... OK wait... make it five!......Just take the plant and pot it!!!

Well that's it... Time to display.....

:)

DIY :: Bird Feeder

Once i installed my bird bath, the next step was obviously a bird feeder....
My feeder is simple, natural and easy to make.... :)

This is how i made my feeder...

The raw materials are simple:
-- Empty coconut shells
-- Waste drift wood
-- Nails
-- Washer

Put the nails through the washer and fix it onto the wood...

well that's it !!! fit it on the wall and wait for the birds :)

I had to wait just for a day......

How Cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DIY :: Simple Terracotta Pot Design....

I got this simple terracotta hanging pot from a small shop. I planted a couple of  hanging plants in it. It looked nice when I hung it in front of my door. But then i thought why not to make it nicer ;) lets add dazzle to it :)

 

Howzzat???

DIY:: Old Tire Planter

Wondering what to do with the tires lying around???

Well off course the internet has got tons of suggestions....here's just one of the ways...

Wooden planks were cut and fixed inside the tire.....it was filled with potting soil and then plants(grass here) were planted....

 

The tire along with the wooden plank is quite visible over here  

Better than throwing away these tires  in dumping site....what say???

Rough Garden Pathway

Its been quite some time that i wanted to do something with the extra stone tiles lying at our home.
And so i thought why not to create a small pathway on my narrow sidewalk. I had no extra materials just the tiles so i arranged them in whatever fashion i could (see the spaces in between ?? thats coz i couldn't cut the tile) I didn't want it to look super either..

So that's my rough patch...

hopefully, the stone with sink in a bit after some times...and hope to have grass in those blank spots :)

Meanwhile,I spotted this light blue butterfly in my tiny garden :)